五鬼

Chinese

		five	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (五鬼)		五	鬼
simp. #(五鬼)		五	鬼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔguǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ gwai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔguǐ [Phonetic: wúguǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔguěi
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-kuei³
    • Yale: wǔ-gwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuugoei
    • Palladius: угуй (uguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ gwai²
    • Yale: ńgh gwái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ gwai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ guei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

五鬼

1. (mythology) five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence

Synonyms

• 五瘟神 (wǔwēnshén)